I have thought about removing wheel weights as my tires are loaded with calcium and I am mostly hilling and weeding with the cub,are the wheel weights to heavy for me to remove on my own and how heavy are they,,,

Thinking of John's back, and the tire and rim.... When I put my wheel weights on, I cobbled together a ramp to roll the weight up to the wheel and then got the bolts in place. Would it be feasible to do the same in reverse to take a weight off? Build up a platform out of 2x or 4x wood pieces that fits under the weight, and a ramp. Unbolt, and roll that weight carefully down?

DickB wrote: Would it be feasible to do the same in reverse to take a weight off?

That's sort of what I do. I stack 4x4 and 2x4 and then a long piece of I think 1x something - get it just about level with the bottom of the weight. Get it so that one bolt is at the high points, Remove the lower three bolts, then loosen the top one, slide the weight out until it is resting on the stack 'o' lumber, once there, slide/roll the weight over the part of the 1x sticking out and using that as a ramp to lower it to the ground, then roll/slide it to where it will live until winter.

Michael CummingsEddie - a 1959 International Lo-Boy named after my father in law, who who bought her new.

Didn't realize you had an engine lift, that makes it easy. Loosen the bolts to the point you can slip the end of a nylon strap behind it, and tie it to make a sling. Hook lift in it to take the weight and remove the bolts. The rim will tend to push the strap outward some, but not enough to be a problem.

Looks like a good idea Kirk. wish I had a jack like that, but can't justify the price. A couple of funny thoughts came to mind when I first saw that picture, the first was you were getting ready for a joust, and the second was that it was a heavy duty toilet plunger.